Edward Colston’s remains likely to stay at Bristol church that could become community space

Edward Colston made headlines around the world in 2020 when his statue was thrown into the harbour in Bristol. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Bones of the enslaver Edward Colston are likely to remain interred in a church in Bristol if and when the currently unused building is given a new lease of life as a community resource, it has emerged.

The dean of Bristol, the Very Rev Mandy Ford, said Colston’s remains would probably stay where they were in All Saints church on one of Bristol’s busiest streets.